Sponsored by Midcounties Coop and Farlow Farm Nursery
One potato, two potato, three potato, four!
There are three main objectives for this year’s competition:
- to develop the concept of seed varieties for a fruit or vegetable
- to develop the skills of fair comparison – comparing one variety of potatoes with other varieties in a fair way
- to develop vocabulary and mathematical skills.
What will you grow?
The focus this year will be on developing the students’ understanding and knowledge of the concept of varieties of seeds and tubers, using potatoes as an example.
The aim is to provide experience of growing potato tubers so the students to begin to understand that different varieties of seed potatoes will produce potatoes with different characteristics, for example:
– whether they vary in how easy or difficult they are to grow
– whether they develop diseases when growing, such as potato blight or insect infestations
– whether they all yield differing or similar amounts of new potatoes
– whether the potatoes are easy or difficult to prepare for cooking
– how well they respond to different cooking methods
– whether they vary from each other in terms of colour, taste and texture.
Instructions, documents, guidance and support
For further details including about the equipment we will support you with, how to grow and know what to do, how to record progress, and when judging will take place, please download this Learning To Grow Food 2025 Wyre Forest School PDF (opens in a new browser tab).
Other documents:
Practical support and advice will be provided as required.
Queries and questions can be emailed to Flo Hadley using the contact form on this website, or the email address included in the PDF, who will ensure help is provided. Further guidance will be provided after Easter with examples of key points to be covered within each of the four key aspects to clarify what the judges will be considering when making their decisions.